Devon Bird News

The Glossy Ibis still showing well at 4.45pm on the pool opposite the 'middle' car park viewable fom the bend in the road. The Ame...

Arrived back from viewing American Robin at 3pm to find a m Black Redstart on roof of my house

Adult winter Great Northern Diver showing well from Shaldon Bridge, River Teign at 2pm

At least four Brambling and 14 Crossbill around Dartmeet today.

I've received reports of a pair of Bramblings feeding in a garden in Dousland yesterday and today and we too have had a smart male that ...

Broke self-imposed twitching ban to see the american robin this morning. Big thank you to mark for making me see sense - a fantastic bird! A...

Grey Phalorope today still at Brixham, close in by Oxen cove until 16:00 swimming by large rock and slipway. Black Redstart at start of t...

Drake common scoter present at north end from mid morning to at least 3pm occasionally going for a swim but spending much time sitting on ro...

Seawatching: pretty dire and not worth getting drenched for, with just a few Kittiwakes and Gannets passing; 9 Common Scoter on the sea; 5 T...

Confirmed that there are two Black Redstarts around Shelly Beach, Exmouth at lunchtime when I had both male and female birds around the Exe ...

Broadsands: 3 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Northern Divers, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 12 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Common Scoter. Goodrington: 1 B...

Fri morn - only one word for it Dire. Surprise of the day a Swallow flying low over the beach in heavy rain. a Red T Diver east, a 1w Med Gu...

No sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler this morning. 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest and a Snipe were present around the ponds whilst looking.

08:30 to 10:00. 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese including "9H". Thanks for the info Nigel re: ringing history. I submitted sighting to ...

This stonking first-winter Glaucous Gull was on the Axe Estuary by the tram sheds this morning at 09:40. However after five minutes it flew...

Maurice first saw the ringed Pale-bellied Brent Goose on Tuesday & like Malcolm I was at the Skern yesterday when it was still present (...

With a WSW gale and very frequnt showers seawatching from the car 09.15-12.45 -Little in quantity but great quality. 09.20 a Liitle Auk fle...

After the rigours of connecting with another Devon tick this morning, and a harrowing visit to the dentist, I took myself off the Otter Estu...

A nice male Merlin over the road to the canal carpark mid-afternoon. Also a note: the clampers are (or have recently been) very busy round t...

The posing Yank at Turf Hotel this morning brightened up a damp windy morning. Plus 1 short-eared owl over Exminster Marshes being carried...